執筆者 Modern English | 2013年07月11日 | Trivia
Why do people like to lie in the sun at the beach? Some people do it to get a tan. They like the brown color that the sun gives to their skin. But what happens if you get too much sun? Then your skin turns red and painful. Then you are not tanned, but sunburned!...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年07月10日 | Idioms
Mother: “Here, honey, I didn’t put any tomatoes on your salad.” Father: “Thanks!” Mother: “Here’s your salad, Billy.” Billy: “Ew! I hate tomatoes!” Mother: “He’s certainly his father’s son.” In this story, Billy and his father both dislike tomatoes. We say “He’s his...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年07月09日 | Words
Child: “I’m bored! There’s nothing to do!” Parent: “You could clean your room.” Child: “That’s boring!” Something that is not interesting is boring. Boring things will make you feel bored. “I’m bored! This is a boring movie! It bores me!” 子供：「退屈！何もすることがない！」...
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年07月08日 | Pictures
An old song tells us that on a certain day, teddy bears gather in the woods to have a picnic. Supposedly, July 10 is the day of the teddy bear picnic....
執筆者 Modern English | 2013年07月06日 | Phrases
Ethel: “Hello, Janice? This is Ethel. I wanted to—Oh! She hung up on me! Can you believe it?” Hanging up on someone is ending a phone call before the conversation is finished. If you don’t want to talk to someone, you can hang up on them. However, they might be...
